■ noun
1》 a very young child or baby.
2》 Brit. a schoolchild between the ages of five and seven.
3》 [as modifier ] denoting something in an early stage of development: the ~ universe.
4》 Law a person who has not attained legal majority.
Origin
ME: from OFr. enfant , from L. ~- 'unable to speak', from in- 'not' + fant- , fari 'speak'.